The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological, Volumen3Blackie & son; New-York, The Century Company, 1883 |
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... sometimes reaches the length of 8 feet . It is beauti- fully coloured when alive , but fades when dead . Labarum ( lab'a - rum ) , n . [ L. labarum , la- borum , Gr . labaron , laboron ; etym . doubt- LABIATE commonly used with a ...
... sometimes reaches the length of 8 feet . It is beauti- fully coloured when alive , but fades when dead . Labarum ( lab'a - rum ) , n . [ L. labarum , la- borum , Gr . labaron , laboron ; etym . doubt- LABIATE commonly used with a ...
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... sometimes I return only yes or no to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long . " Pope . 2. A brief sententious phrase or expression , The laconism on the wall ( Dan . iii . 25 ) . ' Sir T. Browne . Laconize ( lak'on - iz ) ...
... sometimes I return only yes or no to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long . " Pope . 2. A brief sententious phrase or expression , The laconism on the wall ( Dan . iii . 25 ) . ' Sir T. Browne . Laconize ( lak'on - iz ) ...
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... sometimes found so large as to weigh 4 or 5 lbs . The river lamprey or lampern ( P. fluviatilis ) is a smaller spe- cies , and abounds in the fresh - water lakes and rivers of northern countries . Lampreys attach themselves to other ...
... sometimes found so large as to weigh 4 or 5 lbs . The river lamprey or lampern ( P. fluviatilis ) is a smaller spe- cies , and abounds in the fresh - water lakes and rivers of northern countries . Lampreys attach themselves to other ...
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... sometimes portable and sometimes fixed . In war - ships and other large vessels there are poop lanterns , mast - head lanterns , b Ship's Lanterns . a , Octagon . b , Mast - head . Signal . & c . , named after the places where they are ...
... sometimes portable and sometimes fixed . In war - ships and other large vessels there are poop lanterns , mast - head lanterns , b Ship's Lanterns . a , Octagon . b , Mast - head . Signal . & c . , named after the places where they are ...
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... sometimes used , even by good writers , for to lie , but probably no person would venture to defend this usage . See under LIE . ] Lay ( la ) , n . 1. That which lies or is laid ; a row ; a stratum ; a layer ; one rank in a series ...
... sometimes used , even by good writers , for to lie , but probably no person would venture to defend this usage . See under LIE . ] Lay ( la ) , n . 1. That which lies or is laid ; a row ; a stratum ; a layer ; one rank in a series ...
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